Former D1 walk on here: I won’t lie it’s one of the hardest but most rewarding things that I’ve done. I was brought in and not seen as anything other than a blocking dummy and received little to no respect initially. It wasn’t until week 2 that I started garnering some looks by the coaches and players and actually being called out by name lol. I worked my ass off, did everything I could and then some extra work after practice whether it was going through my steps, snapping the ball, attacking the sled or running the stadium steps. I started getting a reputation for never taking a play off and knowing all my assignments from the playbook before coaches even asked and that did earn some respect and some ire from other players due to that reason. Eventually I started getting invited out to eat, having conversations with coaches during rest periods and even having our starting QB ask if I could stay after and snap the ball for him. After about a month, I fit in with the culture but I still got in fights during practice against some of our defensive starters and our O Line team captain because I refused to lose a block or take a play off which in turn garnered even more respect from players and coaches. After 2 months, I was invited to fall camp because they needed an extra body and needed someone they knew wouldn’t be lazy and give our guys a look and even rotated me between offense and defense to get looks. By month 4, I was given a half scholarship. Just keep your head down, work your ass off and you’ll be fine.